<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Maxioms.com</title><description>Quotes, Famous Quotes, Sayings, Proverbs, Maxims, Axioms, Maxioms</description><link>http://maxioms.com</link><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2026 Maxioms.com. All Rights Reserved.</copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain- and since labor is pain in itself- it follows that men ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47657]]></link><description><![CDATA[Now since man is naturally inclined to avoid pain- and since labor is pain in itself- it follows that men will resort to plunder whenever plunder is easier than work. History shows this quite clearly. And under these conditions, neither religion nor morality can stop it.When, then, does plunder stop? It stops when it becomes more painful and more dangerous than labor.It is evident, then, that the proper purpose of law is to use the power of its collective force to stop this fatal tendency to plunder instead of to work. All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47657</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[deja vu all over again. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33836]]></link><description><![CDATA[deja vu all over again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33836</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57613]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57613</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think that we may have to be content with a little less, ... But if that happens, it does ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31254]]></link><description><![CDATA[I think that we may have to be content with a little less, ... But if that happens, it does not mean lowering the ambition of the round.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/31254</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11019]]></link><description><![CDATA[Those who hear not the music think the dancers mad]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere." ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48047]]></link><description><![CDATA[She knows omnipotence has heard her prayer And cries, "It shall be done--sometimes, somewhere."]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The university is very concerned by this disturbance and any injury to students, ... We will reevaluate the security procedures ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42399]]></link><description><![CDATA[The university is very concerned by this disturbance and any injury to students, ... We will reevaluate the security procedures for this type of event and make every effort to assure that it will not happen again.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/42399</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should stand by itself, of itself, and for itself. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25250]]></link><description><![CDATA[I made a compact with myself that in my person literature should stand by itself, of itself, and for itself.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/25250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[a red herring... There's absolutely no gain for him out of it. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29664]]></link><description><![CDATA[a red herring... There's absolutely no gain for him out of it.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29664</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We'll be affected, but it won't be insurmountable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33222]]></link><description><![CDATA[We'll be affected, but it won't be insurmountable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33222</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was YOU. -Unknown. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16558]]></link><description><![CDATA[To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover the prisoner was YOU. -Unknown.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/16558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones,  Forget ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62312]]></link><description><![CDATA[Ev'n them who kept thy truth so pure of old, When all our fathers worshipp'd stocks and stones,  Forget not.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50234]]></link><description><![CDATA[Had the crow only fed without cawing she would have had more to eat, and much less of strife and envy to contend with. [To noise abroad our success is to invite envy and competition.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/50234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[He played awesome. This is the year he needs to break out and believe in his game. I believe he ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37068]]></link><description><![CDATA[He played awesome. This is the year he needs to break out and believe in his game. I believe he hit a stepping stone in doing so.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are a number of moderate Republicans around who are qualified for the court. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35079]]></link><description><![CDATA[There are a number of moderate Republicans around who are qualified for the court.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/35079</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The remedy for wrongs is to forget them. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62451]]></link><description><![CDATA[The remedy for wrongs is to forget them.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62451</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solid pudding against empty praise. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48020]]></link><description><![CDATA[Solid pudding against empty praise.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/48020</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Commemoration of Denys, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 258 Commemoration of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8315]]></link><description><![CDATA[Commemoration of Denys, Bishop of Paris, & his Companions, Martyrs, 258 Commemoration of Robert Grosseteste, Bishop of Lincoln, Philosopher, Scientist, 1253   Prayer should be short, without giving God Almighty reasons why He should grant this, or that; He knows best what is good for us. If your boy should ask you [for] a suit of clothes, and give you reasons, would you endure it? You know his needs better than he: let him ask a suit of clothes.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/8315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45400]]></link><description><![CDATA[Pain dies quickly, and lets her weary prisoners go; the fiercest agonies have shortest reign.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/45400</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A dog won't forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62819]]></link><description><![CDATA[A dog won't forsake his master because of his poverty; a son never deserts his mother for her homely appearance.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/62819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alias is, perhaps typically, a puzzle this year. The Vaughn storyline is not what it seems, but that's all I ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37932]]></link><description><![CDATA[Alias is, perhaps typically, a puzzle this year. The Vaughn storyline is not what it seems, but that's all I can say, or the writers will kill me. They know where I live.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/37932</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26734]]></link><description><![CDATA[A doctor's reputation is made by the number of eminent men who die under his care.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/26734</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66165]]></link><description><![CDATA[We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/66165</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sexes were made for each other, and only in the wise and loving union of the two is the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55287]]></link><description><![CDATA[The sexes were made for each other, and only in the wise and loving union of the two is the fullness of health and duty and happiness to be expected]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/55287</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[If I win the gold I might say nothing and just wander past him, hopefully with some kind of medal ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29998]]></link><description><![CDATA[If I win the gold I might say nothing and just wander past him, hopefully with some kind of medal - a gold one preferably. I think I might dangle it in front of his face or something.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/29998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced, As a result, we are guided, in part, by ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13330]]></link><description><![CDATA[The total alteration in underlying circumstances has not been squarely faced, As a result, we are guided, in part, by ideas that are relevant to another world. ... We do many things that are unnecessary, some that are unwise, and a few that are insane.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/13330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a fantastic wife, and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65114]]></link><description><![CDATA[I have a fantastic wife, and not only in terms of external beauty. Her priority and mine is our children. That is our choice.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/65114</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14666]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mistakes are painful when they happen, but years later a collection of mistakes is what is called experience.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/14666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5660]]></link><description><![CDATA[A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5660</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59592]]></link><description><![CDATA[Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These recommendations are another part of the charitable sector?s commitment to come together and ensure that its organizations meet the ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33562]]></link><description><![CDATA[These recommendations are another part of the charitable sector?s commitment to come together and ensure that its organizations meet the highest possible ethical standards. The Panel will continue to work with the sector and government officials to encourage implementation of its comprehensive proposals.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/33562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34283]]></link><description><![CDATA[One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/34283</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We had a couple 70-degree days. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38147]]></link><description><![CDATA[We had a couple 70-degree days.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/38147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46956]]></link><description><![CDATA[A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/46956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There is nothing permanent except change. -Heraclitus. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5595]]></link><description><![CDATA[There is nothing permanent except change. -Heraclitus.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/5595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57358]]></link><description><![CDATA[Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/57358</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beauteous feet Which brought from heaven the news and prince of peace. Cease ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6414]]></link><description><![CDATA[Drop, drop, slow tears, and bathe those beauteous feet Which brought from heaven the news and prince of peace. Cease not, wet eyes, his mercies to entreat; To cry for vengeance sin doth never cease; In your deep floods drown all my faults and fears, Nor let his eye see sin but through my tears.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/6414</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by,  And that has made ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59616]]></link><description><![CDATA[Two roads diverged in a wood, and I-- I took the one less traveled by,  And that has made all the difference.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/59616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64671]]></link><description><![CDATA[Time, which alone makes the reputation of men, ends by making their defects respectable.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/64671</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A foreign nation is a kind of contemporaneous posterity. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47854]]></link><description><![CDATA[A foreign nation is a kind of contemporaneous posterity.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/47854</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[... then the world 's mine oyster. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22153]]></link><description><![CDATA[... then the world 's mine oyster.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/22153</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The untalented are more at ease in a society that gives them valid alibis for not achieving than in one ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52328]]></link><description><![CDATA[The untalented are more at ease in a society that gives them valid alibis for not achieving than in one where opportunities are abundant. In an affluent society, the alienated who clamor for power are largely untalented people who cannot make use of the unprecedented opportunities for self-realization, and cannot escape the confrontation with an ineffectual self.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/52328</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9509]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mathematicians are like Frenchmen: whatever you say to them they translate into their own language and forthwith it is something entirely different.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/9509</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49466]]></link><description><![CDATA[Hee that lives in hope danceth without musick.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/49466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[None but a mule denies his family. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15177]]></link><description><![CDATA[None but a mule denies his family.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/15177</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The power to tax involves the power to destroy. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58675]]></link><description><![CDATA[The power to tax involves the power to destroy.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/58675</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21594]]></link><description><![CDATA[Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/21594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit ...]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53334]]></link><description><![CDATA[Sometimes I wonder if men and women really suit each other. Perhaps they should live next door and just visit now and then.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/53334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing. [Lat., Nil cupientium  Nudus castra peti.] ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11953]]></link><description><![CDATA[Naked I seek the camp of those who desire nothing. [Lat., Nil cupientium  Nudus castra peti.]]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/11953</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler, And daughters sometimes run off with the butler. ]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://maxioms.com/maxiom/140]]></link><description><![CDATA[Wives in their husbands' absences grow subtler, And daughters sometimes run off with the butler.]]></description><guid>http://maxioms.com/maxiom/140</guid></item></channel></rss>